Alison Jutzi Talks Amongst Herself

Have you read "The Secret" by Rhonda Byrne? It is a spiritual guidebook that can lead you to happiness and fulfillment, or at least cars and money.  I just finished it today, and thought I'd share some pearls of wisdom for those who haven't discovered... the secret  (imagine that I just whispered that with quiet intensity). Okay, so just to totally ruin the surprise, the "secret" that "The Secret" refers to is the law of attraction. It was, coincidentally, a secret to me that the law of attraction was, indeed, a secret. So that is the first thing I learned from this book.  "The Secret" claims that everything in your life has been attracted by you, and that if you're focusing on what you don't want, you will attract more of it because the Universe, apparently, can't tell whether you really want something or really don't want it. The idea is that instead of saying, "Wow, this DEBT tooootally sucks, I wish this DEBT woul...

I have a cue-to-cue rehearsal today for You Don't Know the Half of I t , which will run the 18th-21st in Peterborough. Things that You Don't Know about the show: 1) My character gets made fun of several times for dressing like a hippie.  2) The man who is playing the archdeacon is an actual, real archdeacon. But I am not actually a hippie. 3) There is a pay-what-you-can on Saturday at 2pm. 4) By using the letters in the play's title you can also spell: "we think you do not float" but you would end up with an extra "h" and "f". 5) I do not know half of the lines in the show by memory, but luckily I do know my own.

Something happened today that I think should be turned into a New Yorker cartoon. I was looking at my friend Susan's laptop and noticed the Google Earth map she had posted as her desktop background. I said, "That's neat, what is that a map of?" and she replied, "That's not a satellite map, it's a Jackson Pollock painting." Here is the painting, entitled "Lavender Mist". Seriously, I swear I can see the CN tower on there...

Dear Blog, I'm tired. It was a long day which involved a drive to Fort Erie in a snowstorm. But for some reason I feel compelled to write. I thought I'd give myself permission to do so, despite having no particular topic to discuss. I'm just curious to see what gems might be born of my fatigue. Like, first of all: what is with Facebook statuses these days? Every second one is a cry for help: "Amy doesn't know if she can go on" and "Greg wonders when things will get better". I think some Vitamin D is definitely in order. Hey, maybe I'll make that my Facebook status: "Alison urges you to spend more time in the sun. Yeah, I know it's cold out there. Deal with it." In other news, did you know that it takes 2.5 hours to drive to Fort Erie from Guelph in a snowstorm, which is a full hour longer than my dad said it would take? Did you also know that there is a theatre in Fort Erie called the "Gypsy Theatre" which ironically is lo...

I went to the Fringe Festival lottery draw last night. I didn't get into the Fringe, but I am 10th on the waiting list. I called my company "Top 10 Productions" and my show centres around me coming in 10th on How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria? That is a lot of 10's. Neat, eh?

Yesterday I was at CTV shooting some funny spots, which are follow-ups to this one . The main guy in that commercial is Jay Newman, who is one of my brother's best friends. It's a pretty funny mock-intervention of a guy who insists on wearing shorts in the winter. Funnily enough, when I saw the spot I thought of Dave (my little bro) right away, because he is TOTALLY that guy! And when I mentioned that to Jay, he said that Dave had been his inspiration. Cute. Jay was there again as we shot four spots that will start airing on Superbowl Sunday. The conceit of these new spots is that there are a number of us at a support group for people who have winter weather issues, much like the Shorts Guy from the first spot. I was originally going to be the person who fears falling icicles, but that is an actual, valid fear (especially this winter) so it was vetoed due to possible unfunniness.

Hi, all y'all. Just thought I'd let you know what I'm up to these days. This week I worked with some very cool people on a freecreditreport.com commercial shoot. It's a hilarious spot, so I'm excited to see the final edit - and I will of course post it here when it's done.  I've just been cast in a play called You Don't Know the Half of It , which will be running February 18th - 21st in Peterborough. I'll be working with some good friends from my 4th Line days, so I'm pretty pumped about this contract.  I have submitted my one-woman show to the Toronto Fringe festival. This is my first Fringe application ever, though I've performed in several shows there. My show will centre around my reality show experience. I have a very animated thread on Facebook right now with the other 9 Marias because I asked them to remind me of funny or strange things that happened in Maria school and during the live show. We all have A LOT to say...and most of it is...